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YOUR WASHINGTON AND YOU VOLUME 6 NUMBER 38
Weekly News Letter
From Office of Karl Mundt For release - December 13 or after
MISSOURI RIVER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. The Senate has finally placed its approval on
H. R. 4485 which provides authorizations for the Missouri River development program
which has received so much discussion and attention in South Dakota for the past two
years under the dynamic and optimistic leadership of hard-hitting Governor Sharpe. It
now appears that "the Missouri River dream" is about to become an actuality.
In approving H. R. 4485 the Senate added some amendments applicable to the Missouri
River development program. The amendments are all to the good. They provide that the
U. S. Army Engineers and the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation shall JOINTLY proceed with the
engineering and construction as money becomes available for actual operations thru
the appropriations of Congress. Thus, all of the various interests seeking to utilize
the water resources of the Missouri River will be protected and the maximum utilization
of the resources of the river is assured.
The Army Engineers will construct the dams primarily designed for flood control
and to stabilize river depths for navigation purposes. The Bureau of Reclamation
engineers will construct dams and ditches designed primarily for irrigation purposes.
Utilization of the hydro—electric power to be generated by the dams growing out of
this program will be under regulations promulgated by the Federal Power Commission
with preference in the sale of such power being given to public bodies and cooperatives.
The sum of $200,000,000 is authorized for expenditure by the Army Engineers and
a simular sum is authorized to be expended by the Bureau of Reclamation Engineers
in the initial construction of the joint program. All in all, the Senate amendments
provide a sensible and logical consolidation of all interests into a single river
development program. The Bill still has to pass the hurdle of a Conference Committee
adjusting the differences in language between the House and Senate varsions and it
still requires final approval by both Houses of Congress. Indications at present,
however, lead to the conclusion that before the end of this month the legislative
battle will be won and the program properly and satisfactorily authorized.
Thus is borne out the predications made two summers ago when it was my privilege
and duty to accompany Governor M. Q. Sharpe, W. G. Sloan of the Bureau of Reclamation
and Col. Lewis A. Pick of the U. S. Army Engineers on a two weeks trip taking us into
the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska
and Kansas where public meetings were held to bring together into ONE PLAN the supporters of all phases of Missouri River Development. At each meeting, increasing indications of united and unified action were apparent and after the final meeting which took
place in Topeka, Kansas, I stated, "It now appears that the Missouri River development
program about which many of our citizens have been dreaming and on which many have been
working for more than 15 years is about to become a reality." Final approval of this
Bill may well prove a mile-stone in the eventual development of South Dakota into a
State of far more wealth and far greater population than at any time in its history.
-o-
AN AMERICAN FLAG is available from the War
Deparment to every family having a member
who has died in the Service of his Country.
Any family entitled to such a flag and which
has not received it is urged to write this
office for an appropriate blank to fill in
for that purpose so that this valued treasure
may be forthcoming to all eligible recipients.
-o-
POST WAR AIR PORTS. The National Airport Plan submitted by the Civil Aeronautics Board
lists a number of First District, South Dakota, communities in its recommendations for
post war requirements for a nation-wide program of airports and landing fields. The
program is recommendatory only, carries no appropriations for actual construction, and
is based on studies made by the engineers of the Civil Aeronautics Board. Numbers in
parenthesis indicate size of air ports with 1 being the smallest and 5 the largest.
Its recommendations for South Dakota include Aberdeen (4)$407,000; Beresford (1)
$32,000; Britton (1) $57,000; Brookings (2) $93,000; Canton (1) $41,000; Chamberlain (2)
$83,000; Clark (1) $36,000; De Smet (1) $36,000; Dell Rapids (1) $41,000; Faulkton (2)
$27,000; Flandreau (1) $67,000; Gettysburg (2) $72,000; Huron (3) $780,000; Ipswich (1)
$36,000; Madison (2) $123,000; Milbank (1) $46,000; Miller (2) and Mitchell (5) with
amounts still undetermined; Mobridge (2) $51,000; Parker (2) $51,000; Pierre (5) amount
not stated; Platte (1) $46,000; Redfield (2) $102,000; Sioux Falls (4) amount not stated;
Sisseton (2) $163,000; Stevens (2) amount not stated; Tyndall (2) $88,000; Vermillion
(2) $103,000; Wagner (2) $63,000; Watertown (5) amount not stated; Webster (2) $133,000;
Wessington Springs (1) $41,000; Yankton (2) $296,000.
-o-
"IT WILL BE DONE". The foregoing typical four
word slogan is taken form the letterhead of a
letter received from Gen. R. M. Littlejohn,
European Theatre of Operations, who wrote
Congressman Mundt recently thanking him for the
visit the Congressman made to Europe last September.
War Reports indicate the slogan is being well fulfilled!

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2012-11-08

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YOUR WASHINGTON AND YOU VOLUME 6 NUMBER 38
Weekly News Letter
From Office of Karl Mundt For release - December 13 or after
MISSOURI RIVER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. The Senate has finally placed its approval on
H. R. 4485 which provides authorizations for the Missouri River development program
which has received so much discussion and attention in South Dakota for the past two
years under the dynamic and optimistic leadership of hard-hitting Governor Sharpe. It
now appears that "the Missouri River dream" is about to become an actuality.
In approving H. R. 4485 the Senate added some amendments applicable to the Missouri
River development program. The amendments are all to the good. They provide that the
U. S. Army Engineers and the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation shall JOINTLY proceed with the
engineering and construction as money becomes available for actual operations thru
the appropriations of Congress. Thus, all of the various interests seeking to utilize
the water resources of the Missouri River will be protected and the maximum utilization
of the resources of the river is assured.
The Army Engineers will construct the dams primarily designed for flood control
and to stabilize river depths for navigation purposes. The Bureau of Reclamation
engineers will construct dams and ditches designed primarily for irrigation purposes.
Utilization of the hydro—electric power to be generated by the dams growing out of
this program will be under regulations promulgated by the Federal Power Commission
with preference in the sale of such power being given to public bodies and cooperatives.
The sum of $200,000,000 is authorized for expenditure by the Army Engineers and
a simular sum is authorized to be expended by the Bureau of Reclamation Engineers
in the initial construction of the joint program. All in all, the Senate amendments
provide a sensible and logical consolidation of all interests into a single river
development program. The Bill still has to pass the hurdle of a Conference Committee
adjusting the differences in language between the House and Senate varsions and it
still requires final approval by both Houses of Congress. Indications at present,
however, lead to the conclusion that before the end of this month the legislative
battle will be won and the program properly and satisfactorily authorized.
Thus is borne out the predications made two summers ago when it was my privilege
and duty to accompany Governor M. Q. Sharpe, W. G. Sloan of the Bureau of Reclamation
and Col. Lewis A. Pick of the U. S. Army Engineers on a two weeks trip taking us into
the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska
and Kansas where public meetings were held to bring together into ONE PLAN the supporters of all phases of Missouri River Development. At each meeting, increasing indications of united and unified action were apparent and after the final meeting which took
place in Topeka, Kansas, I stated, "It now appears that the Missouri River development
program about which many of our citizens have been dreaming and on which many have been
working for more than 15 years is about to become a reality." Final approval of this
Bill may well prove a mile-stone in the eventual development of South Dakota into a
State of far more wealth and far greater population than at any time in its history.
-o-
AN AMERICAN FLAG is available from the War
Deparment to every family having a member
who has died in the Service of his Country.
Any family entitled to such a flag and which
has not received it is urged to write this
office for an appropriate blank to fill in
for that purpose so that this valued treasure
may be forthcoming to all eligible recipients.
-o-
POST WAR AIR PORTS. The National Airport Plan submitted by the Civil Aeronautics Board
lists a number of First District, South Dakota, communities in its recommendations for
post war requirements for a nation-wide program of airports and landing fields. The
program is recommendatory only, carries no appropriations for actual construction, and
is based on studies made by the engineers of the Civil Aeronautics Board. Numbers in
parenthesis indicate size of air ports with 1 being the smallest and 5 the largest.
Its recommendations for South Dakota include Aberdeen (4)$407,000; Beresford (1)
$32,000; Britton (1) $57,000; Brookings (2) $93,000; Canton (1) $41,000; Chamberlain (2)
$83,000; Clark (1) $36,000; De Smet (1) $36,000; Dell Rapids (1) $41,000; Faulkton (2)
$27,000; Flandreau (1) $67,000; Gettysburg (2) $72,000; Huron (3) $780,000; Ipswich (1)
$36,000; Madison (2) $123,000; Milbank (1) $46,000; Miller (2) and Mitchell (5) with
amounts still undetermined; Mobridge (2) $51,000; Parker (2) $51,000; Pierre (5) amount
not stated; Platte (1) $46,000; Redfield (2) $102,000; Sioux Falls (4) amount not stated;
Sisseton (2) $163,000; Stevens (2) amount not stated; Tyndall (2) $88,000; Vermillion
(2) $103,000; Wagner (2) $63,000; Watertown (5) amount not stated; Webster (2) $133,000;
Wessington Springs (1) $41,000; Yankton (2) $296,000.
-o-
"IT WILL BE DONE". The foregoing typical four
word slogan is taken form the letterhead of a
letter received from Gen. R. M. Littlejohn,
European Theatre of Operations, who wrote
Congressman Mundt recently thanking him for the
visit the Congressman made to Europe last September.
War Reports indicate the slogan is being well fulfilled!